We were good friends of  Tuckers.  He lived near by and was an active member
in our shell club.

Cecelia Abbott (his wife) was his secretary.   She kept Tucker organized.
Tucker did a lot of his own photography.  He spent hours in our shell room
taking photos for the Compendium.   He also borrowed photos from other
collectors.

He did have an office in a separate building in back of is home.    He always
said that his best resources for his books were the private/active collectors
who spent a lot of time on the field.    He always spent a lot of time with
these collectors.

He also was very brilliant and remembered everything.

"Andrew K. Rindsberg" wrote:

> Tucker Abbott must have been a very well-organized writer, considering the
> number of guidebooks and manuals that he wrote, on all levels from
> technical to children's books, and even including a recorded guide to
> pronunciation. I could use some better organization myself. How did Abbott
> manage such huge amounts of data? Did he have a staff, and if so, of what
> specializations (photographer, drafter, secretary, etc.)? How was his
> library indexed and catalogued? And how did all this begin? It seems to me
> that the "early Abbott", just getting started, has more to teach us than
> the "later Abbott", who was already well known and respected. Who has some
> Abbott stories?
>
> Andrew K. Rindsberg
> Geological Survey of Alabama

--
Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.

Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells

Bobbi in Shell Creations